I really appreciate Sematary's "safe edgy" persona

Ever since I was a child, edginess always resonated with me. I couldn't stand sterilized corporate music pumped out by the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Playboi Carti, I always desired something that melded my desire for something meaningfully expressive, along with my proclivity for dark, gritty aesthetics. However, the problem I kept running into was that a lot of artists who cultivated that raw, edgy image often came with baggage-racist undertones, outright bigotry, or some reactionary ideology lurking beneath the surface. It felt like I had to compromise either my values or my taste. That's why Sematary's music and persona stood out to me. He channels that same aggressive, eerie aesthetic without punching down or pandering to hateful subcultures (e.g., Joeyy). It's cathartic without being toxic, weird without being reactionary, counter-culture and anti-racist. It's rare to find an artist who can embody darkness without being consumed by it.

So thank you, Sematary, for being a beacon of reason in a world of reactionaries. Thank you for being safe and edgy.